Who are our recruiting people

[ManlyArmy]

Yes I think many of the doomsdayers should eat humble pie and apologise for their slagging of our recruitment people and their inane negativity. Waiting....... Now I am not saying that these signings are the next coming... but they are well thought out and give us a real chance for a very good 2021.

What would Silvertails be without the doomsdayers

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

What would Silvertails be without the doomsdayers

ohhh it seems it is full of them lol

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

And Dessie is the master behind it. Well done Des.

yes not sure who is - I gather it is a team effort but what it does is it gives us a real chance to be competitive and successful IF injuries are kinder on us

 

[Shoe1]

What would Silvertails be without the doomsdayers

Even our doomsayers are hopeless

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Part of the reason we had to live through the torture of Manly season 2020 was poor prior recruitment and retention. No apology from me for my prior criticism. Fortunately in the last 7 days things are on the up because of a couple of quality signings and for that I am grateful. Let's see what we do with the talent this year.

 

[ManlyTragic]

Oh **** thats funny. Gotta be crusher in there

So that’s the guy that recruited Foran!

I should have guessed !

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

What would Silvertails be without the doomsdayers

Boring as dogs ****!!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yeah - just poking fun at the short sighted peanuts who thought our recruitment was terrible and it was all on Des.

I was sort of one of those BUT I kept saying we had to give them to December 1st as with the delayed year this is the real start of training ( well it’s probably today but close enough ).

I think it relates to the comparison with some clubs who were out announcing acquisitions even before the GF, meanwhile we were as quiet as church mouses.

But yes good work done by all, no superstars but filled in the needs bet capably.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Doomsdayers or simply those that are reflecting on very recent history and fearful of the same outcome without change? I couldn't bare another season like 2020. In 2020 Des's stick and pick mind set (albeit due to injuries to some extent but not entirely) produced one of our worst seasons in recent history. We definitely have a better squad this year but it will all turn on injuries and how we use what we have. We need to evolve and get back in touch.

 

[ManlyArmy]

Doomsdayers or simply those that are reflecting on very recent history and fearful of the same outcome without change? I couldn't bare another season like 2020. In 2020 Des's stick and pick mind set (albeit due to injuries to some extent but not entirely) produced one of our worst seasons in recent history. We definitely have a better squad this year but it will all turn on injuries and how we use what we have. We need to evolve and get back in touch.

Looking at our squad now, it's one that has more depth than in 2020 especially the back line.

Apart from Fainu, I think Des now has his squad.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

IMO prior to recent weeks our recruitment and especially our retention decisions were very poor and contributed to the our lack of success. If my opinion makes me a peanut well so be it. I want to see us evolve and become a force to be reckoned with not what I watched last year when we packed up shop and sides put big scores on us.

 

[ManlyArmy]

IMO prior to recent weeks our recruitment and especially our retention decisions were very poor and contributed to the our lack of success. If my opinion makes me a peanut well so be it. I want to see us evolve and become a force to be reckoned with not what I watched last year when we packed up shop and sides put big scores on us.

Peanut number 2 here

 

[EOL now nesting on the GC]

I really feel Vera ( josh as in aloe vera - come on work with me here) has a bit of Brent kite feel about it. good job boys.

 

[Woodsie]

Happy with the recruitment so far ... but before we congratulate ourselves too much .. I read in today's Tele that Penrith are paying Parra $300k a year of RCGillard's contract and $200k a year of Wocka Blakes contract ... for 2 more bloody years ... that's basically a $500k boost to their Salary cap each year ..

Well may we LOL@Parra ... but it puts us paying compensation .. to sign Aloaia and Saab into perspective ..

 

[Kevinward777]

There is only one boss at Manly ... and that is Dessie ... if and when we recruit a premiership team .. it will be said that Dessie recruited them ... and if after 3 years we still have duck egg ... it will be said that Dessie failed to recruit a team ...

Having said that ... I believe we are only a couple of players away from success ... how hard can it be .. ( tongue in cheek)

True... Well done Dessie! Foran, Davey, Tuipolutu, Saab and Aloiai is some bloody fine work!

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Even our doomsayers are hopeless

bahahahahahaha

 

[Kevinward777]

This thread didn’t age well 🙂 😉 🙂

Cue the back handed compliments and about face turns.

 

[Kevinward777]

Yeah not aimed at you Mark.

Some selectively like to point our perceived faults of our coach but then don’t admit when they were incorrect. Highlights their narrative.

Those back handed compliments are the best

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Part of the reason we had to live through the torture of Manly season 2020 was poor prior recruitment and retention. No apology from me for my prior criticism. Fortunately in the last 7 days things are on the up because of a couple of quality signings and for that I am grateful. Let's see what we do with the talent this year.

See I don't buy that one bit - not a scrap - I say our poor 2020 was on 3/4 of our spine being out for basically the season. Again I will ask which team/s could overcome losing 3 of the 4 of the spine and still make the 8? So lets be realistic about poor recruitment. Are they supposed to have 3 super quality spine players just sitting in the wings and all able to gel after not having an offseason together? We have only one or even two of those injured and we finish higher and if one isn't Turbo we make the semis. Not sure how you replace a Turbo with a Turbo clone.

 

[Kevinward777]

Happy with the recruitment so far ... but before we congratulate ourselves too much .. I read in today's Tele that Penrith are paying Parra $300k a year of RCGillard's contract and $200k a year of Wocka Blakes contract ... for 2 more bloody years ... that's basically a $500k boost to their Salary cap each year ..

Well may we LOL@Parra ... but it puts us paying compensation .. to sign Aloaia and Saab into perspective ..

I don't get what you're trying to communicate here? Penrith are paying Parramatta for two of their former players. We received compensation for AFB, we aren't paying a cent toward his new contract. Penrith wanted to get rid of Blake and RCG but West's and the Dragons did not want get rid of Aloiai or Saab. Your argument makes no sense whatsoever. My goodness, just say well done Des and move on.